BU415 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Internet Protocol Suite, Open Standard, E-Commerce
Document Summary
Chapter 5 electronic commerce: new ways of doing business. A global system of interconnected computer networks that use the internet protocol suite (tcp/ip) to link several billion devices worldwide. A network that consists of millions of private, public, academic, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking tech. Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as mobile apps, including social media apps, mail, online games, etc. Internet is the infrastructure upon which many services are made available, one connects to the internet to have access to services such as email, blogs, chat rooms, etc. Different portions of the internet are owned by different entities millions of them. Publicly accessible, many owners but no one that centrally controls it (ex. Distributed ownership is the main strength of the internet, limiting regulation, fostering experimentation and ensuring widespread access leading to significant growth.
